{"id":451348,"date":"2026-04-24T09:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/451348\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:33:12","slug":"cancelled-halo-battle-royale-has-reportedly-evolved-into-an-extraction-shooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/451348\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancelled Halo Battle Royale has reportedly evolved into an Extraction Shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"

While <\/b>Halo Infinite<\/b><\/a> may not have been the grand revival that Microsoft were hoping for the franchise, series co-developer Certain Affinity looked to be prepping to offer their own take on the franchise with a battle royale game. Ultimately this project never came to be, with <\/b>reports claiming back in 2024 that the BR title had been cancelled<\/b><\/a>. It appears rumours of the game\u2019s death were somewhat exaggerated however, with insiders now claiming that the team pivoted and reworked the Battle Royale title into an extraction shooter.<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

As reported by known Halo insider Rebs Gaming<\/a>, new details surrounding the previously in-development Battle Royale (known as project Tatanka) have been shared, with the insider claiming that:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cTatanka was not a game mode for Infinite that would have been added to the multiplayer playlist menu, but rather a new separate PVP game co-developed by 343 Industries and Certain Affinity in the SlipSpace Engine.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

According to Rebs<\/a>, \u201cbattle royale games were falling out of favor\u201d and so 343i\/Certain Affinity \u201cwanted to avoid chasing an oversaturated genre\u201d. As a result, Project Tatanka was ultimately cancelled, being spun off into a new project: Ekur.\n<\/p>\n

\"Battle<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Though the current status of Ekur is unknown, the project is (or was)<\/a> \u201ca PVE extraction shooter\u201d which was in development at least up until \u201cthe end of Summer 2023\u201d.\n<\/p>\n

Some sources claim that Ekur is slated to be the next multiplayer Halo entry, while others heard that it will instead be included as a new mode in the next Halo game.\n<\/p>\n

Either way, according to Rebs, project Tatanka (now project Ekur) is still happening in one form or another.\n<\/p>\n

KitGuru says: What do you think of this shift to an extraction shooter? Does Halo need to chase trends? Would you prefer a Halo Battle Royale or Extraction Shooter? Let us know down below.<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

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